At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 154 Summer Harvest Defense Battle

In the blink of an eye, it was April, and all the garrison troops in Lin'an were dispatched to help the people harvest food.

After a century of overcrowding was solved, many ownerless fields appeared, and the harvest naturally belonged to the imperial court.

"It's a pity that there is no one to take care of it, and the output has dropped sharply." Ma Tingluan held an ear of wheat and felt very regretful.

"After all, we can replenish the national funds." Zhao Yuchen said.

"Come on, you've rested enough, let's get down." Ma Tingluan gave his old waist a slap.

The emperor came out to show off again, and they were helpless.

Unlike the joy around Lin'an, the atmosphere around Jiaxing is tense.

A large group of Song soldiers lined up beside the ravine, keeping a close eye on the Yuan soldiers in the distance to prevent them from suddenly attacking.

Behind them, the people were immersed in cutting wheat, not even bothering to straighten up and take a rest.

This is all our own food, and we only need to pay [-]% of the field tax. What is left is enough to feed the family for a year.

The Yuan army was equally nervous, but their people cut the wheat in a hurry. Anyway, this was the food of the Yuan army, and they didn't know how much could fall into their hands.

In order to supply the army, the Yuan army went directly to the fields and forced the people to harvest and transport them away on the spot.

So when the supervisors saw someone paddling, they immediately waved their whips forward and slapped them on the head and face.

"Tou, why don't you kill him?" Li Sanlang was eager to try.

"No." Cheng Huading said, "Our first priority is to protect the people, and we will make a decision after the fields are harvested."

"General, leave alone. If the Tartars dare to come, we can fight with them!" said a strong man, waving a sickle.

Cheng Huading said: "Protecting the people is the bounden duty of soldiers. When you finish harvesting, we will go to war."

The people stopped nagging and speeded up their work again. The grain that should have been harvested at dusk was all harvested in the evening.

When the people returned to the city, Cheng Huading raised his gun and shouted: "The whole battalion obeys the order and marches forward in formation!"

"Kill!" The soldiers each raised their swords and guns and moved forward slowly.

"Song Bing is here, ready to meet the enemy!" The deputy commander of the Yuan Bing on the opposite side shouted.

There are five or six hundred people, and the weapons are almost the same. The Yuan army still doesn't believe that they will be defeated.

Just seeing the Song army walking, torches were suddenly lit in the queue, and the Yuan army immediately fell into chaos.

"Tian Lei, he only has one battalion, how can there be Tian Lei?"

"Commander, retreat, we can't defeat you."

"Why doesn't the imperial court distribute thunder to us?"

Amid the turmoil, the commander of the Yuan Army gritted his teeth and ordered a retreat.

Yuan Bing turned around and left, not caring about the people squatting in the fields and the grain that had not been transported away.

Cheng Huading led the team to the front and shouted: "How about you go back to Jiaxing City?"

A brave commoner asked: "General, can I wait until the grain is harvested before leaving?"

"Yes!" Cheng Hua agreed.

There are many ravines in this place, and the fields are not very dry. Even if the Yuan army sends cavalry, they will not be able to charge, so there is no need to worry.

Besides, the Yuan army ran away when they saw the torch, so there is no need to worry at all.

After persisting until dark, the people finally finished harvesting the wheat in the fields and transported it all to Jiaxing City.

Outside Zhaojia Village in Changxing County, Huzhou, Huang Xiaohu was lying in the reed swamp, staring closely at the river.

Mosquitoes buzzed by their ears, dropping and biting a bag from time to time, itching unbearably, but everyone restrained themselves.

It's an ambush.

After waiting for an hour, when it was midnight, a shadowy boat appeared, with Yuan troops looking around, obviously preparing for an ambush.

But in the dark and unable to see anything, the fleet went straight to the shore, and Yuan Bing jumped out.Dong Sanmu turned around and said: "Remember, set the fire and leave. Don't be reluctant to fight."

The Yuan soldiers who came out knew how powerful they were, and they all nodded.

After walking forward for more than three miles, I saw a large wheat field. It was probably not as large as 3000 acres. Most of it had been harvested, and there were still more than [-] acres of golden fields.

"point……"

Before Dong Sanmu could say anything, he heard a loud shout: "Thief, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Evacuate!" Hearing a familiar voice, Dong Sanmu turned and left.

When they were fighting in Dongguan Post, they saw Fang Quanshui and Huang Xiaohu coming to kill him. They were so frightened that they ran out, but they didn't want to escape with their lives. So when they met again now, of course, they ran away first out of respect.

Fang Quanshui didn't know that there was an old friend ahead of him, so he chased after him.

Huzhou surrounds Taihu Lake. Yuan soldiers landed at night to prevent fires and burned fields. More than [-] acres were burned in a few days. It was really impossible to prevent them.

After lying in wait for three days, they finally caught a team. How could Fang Quanshui let them go?
Hearing the noise in the distance, Huang Xiaohu jumped up and shouted: "Kill, don't leave the Tartar dogs!"

The Yuan soldiers guarding the ship were horrified, and they immediately raised their swords and prepared to fight. However, there was a hail of arrows in their pockets, and they were immediately in chaos.

Huang Xiaohu rushed forward and chopped down a Yuan soldier with one blow. More than a hundred Song soldiers behind him swarmed up and killed all the remaining dozen Yuan soldiers.

"Arrange!" Huang Xiaohu had just ordered, when he saw the Yuan soldiers on the shore had already rushed over.

"kill!"

The two sides collided and immediately fought together.

The Yuan soldiers and their families were all taken as hostages and did not dare to fight. However, the Song army was filled with hatred and refused to give in. For a while, they were half-hearted.

When Fang Quanshui arrived, many Song soldiers attacked from both sides, and the Yuan soldiers who were killed immediately screamed in agony.

Dong Sanmu was timid and did not dare to say a word. He forced his opponent away, turned around and ran towards Taihu Lake.

There are many Yuan army ships wandering in the lake, and you can escape if you enter the water.

He was not the only smart person, but not many. Of the more than 200 soldiers who landed, only a dozen escaped, and the rest either died or surrendered.

There are gains in Fangquanshui, but there are also failures, and there are still wheat fields being set alight.

The banks of Taihu Lake are so long that it is difficult to guard against them.

Outside the Guangde Army, a group of Song soldiers were running wildly. The wheat fields behind them were soaring into flames. Under the light of the fire, Yuan Qi kept shouting and shouting, and kept firing his bow and arrows.

In fact, the cavalry army only had more than ten cavalry, but there were more than a thousand infantry following them. This group of Song soldiers only had more than 50 people, so they really couldn't think of turning around and fighting.

Such raids and counter-harassments, ambushes and counter-ambushes were constantly being staged in the military states around Taihu Lake.

This land border was intertwined between the Song and Yuan dynasties, perfectly embodying what it means to have me among you and you among me. Both sides were doing their best to destroy each other's summer harvest and subsequent summer planting.

If one grain of grain is missing from the front line, two grains of grain or more must be transported from the rear, not to mention that it can also kill and weaken the opponent's effective strength.

Li Heng from Gongchang County could not do this because he was surrounded by people and could only watch Jiang Wanzai mobilize the people to harvest grain.

Moreover, the Song army had already launched raids around Poyang Lake. The purpose was of course to hinder the Yuan army from harvesting grain and cut off Gongchang's supplies.

Overall, the Song Army had the upper hand, but Jiang Wanzai was not happy.

As Li Heng estimated, the trench was blocked by the moat and could not reach directly to the city. The deeper tunnels had serious water seepage and were difficult to dig.

In other words, the methods taught by the wise and powerful emperor were basically useless.

Of course, a strong attack is one method. The problem is that the stone-throwing traps are deployed on the top of the city, and there are thunders from the sky to help. Even if it costs [-] to [-] yuan of damage, it may be difficult to enter the city.

So the next best thing is to siege a city. As long as the defenders are determined and there is no considerable technical gap, sieging a city is really difficult.

Just when Jiang Wanzai was thinking hard, a personal guard came to report: "Your Majesty has sent a letter personally, and a powerful siege weapon has arrived."

"Your Majesty personally gave instructions and Gongchang will be defeated!" Jiang Wanzai was overjoyed and went to pick him up immediately.

(End of this chapter)